Exam 14: Mass Communication and Politics in the Digital Age

__________ have been increasingly significant in political elections since the first use of radio in 1924.

According to Arianna Huffington, which social media platform proved instrumental in helping Obama win the 2008 election?

What event helped usher in an era where a politician's personal qualities, rather than policy stances, took center stage?

Which popular saying evokes the marriage of politics and entertainment on the campaign trail?

You are a political candidate who offered a candid and controversial but "off-the-record" comment about your opponent at a public fundraising event. The next morning, however, you are embarrassed to discover that your statement has been published online. Who is most likely to have done this?

Which 2016 presidential candidate could not name a single foreign leader at a town hall broadcast by MSNBC?

With the rise of electronic media, especially television, political communication and debate in the media have become increasingly superficial, reducing examination of news issues to __________.

When Clint Eastwood talked to an invisible Obama in an empty chair at the 2012 Republican National Convention, his bizarre performance quickly became a __________.

A __________ is secret information deliberately given to journalists by a public figure with the hope that it will be published.

__________ facilitates conversations between members of the public and between the public and its elected officials.

How specifically do campaign polls drive campaign coverage?

Donald Trump's experience as a reality TV personality and his long history in the public eye enabled him to __________ during the Republican primary.

Today's politicians are media-savvy, knowledge they turn to their advantage in a multitude of ways. Identify some of the strategies used to influence the news. What are the positives and negatives to these tactics?

In his examination of more than 1,100 political commercials, what did communication scholar Dr. Larry Sabato conclude?

Given that news organizations frequently call for more transparency from the government and organizations they cover, critics find it hypocritical that these same organizations do not want the same level of scrutiny regarding __________.

Who coined the term "smart mobs," and how do smart mobs operate? Provide three examples of where they have been mobilized successfully.

The money candidates need to run for political office is so great because of the cost of __________.

Campaign coverage in the news is heavily driven by __________.

Social media allows candidates to communicate in more __________ ways with voters than they could via other media channels.

A(n) __________ is typically aligned with a particular party and presents information to help its cause, with no sense of objectivity or balance in news coverage.